Rams Edge Chargers in a Wild One at Alumni Field

Apr 18, 2008

The Philadelphia University baseball team appeared headed for an
easy win after taking a 6-0 lead after the first inning.
However, the opener of this weekend's three-game series with
the Chargers turned into a slugfest and the Rams were lucky to
outlast a game Dominican College team with a 14-13 victory at Alumni Field this
afternoon.

The Chargers came into the contest ranked tenth in the
latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)
Division II Northeast Region poll.

Sophomore John Pugh worked one inning in relief
to earn his first victory of the season. Starring at the
plate for the Rams today was senior catcher Jason
Hartley, who went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a
sacrifice.

The home team manufactured two more insurance runs in the frame
to go up 14-11 heading into the top of the ninth. Little did
the Rams know then how important the extra runs would be.

Fisher would move to the mound to close out the game, but the
Chargers' back-to-back doubles to start the final inning, plus a
base-hit two batters later, put the visitors on the brink of
another comeback. After a walk and a fielder's choice put
runners on first and third, the Rams' stopper got a groundout to
end the game, earning his second save of the year.

The victory raises the Rams to 11-16 overall for the 2008 season
and 10-4 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) action,
good to remain in second place in the league. With the loss,
the Chargers fall to 18-19; 10-7 in conference play. The two
teams meet again tomorrow to close out their three-game set
with a twi-night doubleheader in Orangeburg, N.Y., beginning
at 5:30 p.m.